How do you communicate the Message?

I was sitting on my front porch reading the other day and you could hear dogs barking in the distance. My oldest daughter was sitting a ways down from me also reading. She looks up at me and says "Dad, why do dogs bark?" I answered "That is how dogs communicate." She sat there quitely pondering what I had said and then says "Dad, I thought dogs communicated by sniffing each other's butts....."

It is funny how I was reading in the Gospel of John at the time, chapter 3 to be exact. My favorite chapter by the way.... Most everyone when asked if they have heard a verse from the bible can quote most if not all of John 3:16 and most wrestling fans know of Austin 3:16. If you follow my blog and don't know either here ya go:
John 3:16 NIV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Austin 3:16 as quoted by Stone Cold after defeating Jake Roberts :
"You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere! Talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16... Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ***!"
For you Greek buffs:
Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα2 πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς Αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ᾽ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον

Which translates literally as:
For in this way God loved the world: that he gave the unique son, so that all the ones trusting in him would not perish, but have eternal life.


This is the Gospel of Christ in a nutshell but it isn't the whole story! The story is of Nicodemus and Jesus having a conversation as to how to be reborn. Nicodemus was a member of the Sanhedrin that actually showed favor to Jesus instead of just writing him off as a heretic. He asked Jesus how it was possible to re enter the womb of his mother to be reborn. Some people may think that this was a thick headed question. I do not. Being a member of the Sanhedrin meant that he probably knew a thing or two about the prophecy of the Messiah. And also knew that the Messiah would bring about peace. I think he was curious how this peace would be brought about since Jesus was not the fierce ruler everyone expected, like King David.

How did Jesus communicate this message of peace? Not just in words but also in His actions. Saint Francis of Assisi said "Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words." He also said "It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching." It is more than just words on a screen or page. The way we live our lives denotes how we spread the Gospel. Now go sniff some butts......